Rite of Candidacy – Life on the Chrism Trail

Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rite of Candidacy

August 4, 2024
St. Mark Catholic Church
Argyle, Texas

Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54
Ephesians 4:17, 20-24
John 6:24-35

Today’s first reading from the Book of Exodus reveals that the Israelite community was angry at Moses for bringing them out of Egypt and into the wilderness. The discomfort of the Israelites placed them in a mind that they would rather live in comfortable slavery than be free and face the challenges and expectations of mature freedom in fidelity to their vocation as God’s Chosen People. The Israelites soon complain about the lack of food in the wilderness, so God provides them with manna, bread from heaven.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Rite of Candidacy for Eric Flores and Benjamin Grothouse

December 18, 2022
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Arlington, TX

Isaiah 7:10-14
Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-24

Today as we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent we formally receive as candidates for ordination, Benjamin Grothouse and Eric Flores. These two men have been in discernment and seminary formation for over eight years having answered the call from Christ to follow Him on this path to priestly ordination and ministry.